Adam Bede

<p><b>Adam Bede falls in love with a teenage orphan who is being secretly seduced by a wealthy squire which leads to a series of tragedies.</b> Adam attempts to navigate the situation exposing lies and unexpected betrayals.</p> <p>In the small village of Hayslope a group of men and women are pulled into an unconventional love story that changes the trajectory of their lives. Adam Bede is a young carpenter who adores Hetty the 17-year-old cousin of Dinah a Methodist preacher. Hetty is a flirtatious beauty who engages in a romance with Captain Arthur Donnithorne. When their relationship is discovered Adam insists Arthur leave Hetty to which he quickly obliges. Despite his interference Adam is unaware of a looming development that will send Hetty down and dark and inevitable path.</p> <p>George Eliot brilliantly composes a multilayered story driven by selfish desires. It explores the hidden consequences of behavior as well as the superficial nature of romance. <i>Adam Bede</i> is a complex tale that questions elements of chivalry marriage and the traditional family.</p><p>With an eye-catching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript this edition of <i>Adam Bede</i> is both modern and readable.</p>